{"id":10056,"date":"2022-11-15T02:55:41","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T02:55:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/16-year-old-street-fighter-player-becomes-instant-legend-after-sweeping-tournament-and-walking-away-like-its-no-big-deal\/"},"modified":"2022-11-15T02:55:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T02:55:41","slug":"16-year-old-street-fighter-player-becomes-instant-legend-after-sweeping-tournament-and-walking-away-like-its-no-big-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.bwgamespot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/15\/16-year-old-street-fighter-player-becomes-instant-legend-after-sweeping-tournament-and-walking-away-like-its-no-big-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"16-year-old Street Fighter player becomes instant legend after sweeping tournament and walking away like it’s no big deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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16-year-old Ed main EndingWalker was participating in only his second in-person Street Fighter tournament on record, but you wouldn’t think it with how he acquitted himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The young gamer tore through the winners bracket at Ultimate Fighting Arena this past weekend, overcoming highly-regarded, full-time professional players. After going 3-0 against Valmaster’s Chun Li in grand finals<\/a>, EndingWalker simply walked off into the crowd<\/a>, unperturbed.<\/p>\n

Okay, with a lot of prodding from the enthusiastic audience, EndingWalker sheepishly cracked a smile and returned to the stage to enjoy some well-deserved applause for his standout tournament run, as well as accept his medal and grand prize reward of around $3,000. EndingWalker later tweeted<\/a> that he was “overwhelmed” with the result, and that “reality hadn’t kicked in.”<\/p>\n

A perfectly reasonable response to doing something really cool in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and it’s really just the cherry on top that it was more of a “well, now what do I do” response instead of an ice cold esports flex.<\/em><\/p>\n

EndingWalker has been cultivating a bit of a wunderkind reputation in the Street Fighter 5 community, taking home first place at a score of online tourneys in the past year. At his first in-person appearance at VSFighting X in August, EndingWalker placed third.<\/p>\n

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Me walking off the stage after grand finals because reality hadn’t kicked in XDI had an amazing time at the venue. The staff were super friendly & helpful as was everyone! I just got a bit overwhelmed in the end which is why I left kinda quickly after winningI had a great time!November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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Aside from his grand finals sweep against Valmaster, EndingWalker’s winners finals matchup<\/a> against Punk is definitely worth a watch. Punk is a prolific pro Street Fighter player, one of the highest-ranked in North America, and EndingWalker’s successful showing against him speaks to the young champ being the real deal. EndingWalker also mentioned that his set against Angrybird’s Zeku was a new favorite. You can catch it here<\/a> at the beginning of this full top sixteen to top 8 run.<\/p>\n

UK-based FGC commentator Tyrant<\/a> goes so far as to call EndingWalker the “future of UK Street Fighter,” so, you know, no pressure. If you’re interested in tracking the up-and-comer’s progress, you can follow EndingWalker on Twitch<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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16-year-old Ed main EndingWalker was participating in only his second in-person Street Fighter tournament on record, but you wouldn’t think it with how he acquitted himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The young gamer tore through the winners bracket at Ultimate Fighting Arena this past weekend, overcoming highly-regarded, full-time professional players. After going 3-0 against Valmaster’s Chun Li in grand finals<\/a>, EndingWalker simply walked off into the crowd<\/a>, unperturbed.<\/p>\n

Okay, with a lot of prodding from the enthusiastic audience, EndingWalker sheepishly cracked a smile and returned to the stage to enjoy some well-deserved applause for his standout tournament run, as well as accept his medal and grand prize reward of around $3,000. EndingWalker later tweeted<\/a> that he was “overwhelmed” with the result, and that “reality hadn’t kicked in.”<\/p>\n

A perfectly reasonable response to doing something really cool in front of an enthusiastic crowd, and it’s really just the cherry on top that it was more of a “well, now what do I do” response instead of an ice cold esports flex.<\/em><\/p>\n

EndingWalker has been cultivating a bit of a wunderkind reputation in the Street Fighter 5 community, taking home first place at a score of online tourneys in the past year. At his first in-person appearance at VSFighting X in August, EndingWalker placed third.<\/p>\n

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Me walking off the stage after grand finals because reality hadn’t kicked in XDI had an amazing time at the venue. The staff were super friendly & helpful as was everyone! I just got a bit overwhelmed in the end which is why I left kinda quickly after winningI had a great time!November 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

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See more<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Aside from his grand finals sweep against Valmaster, EndingWalker’s winners finals matchup<\/a> against Punk is definitely worth a watch. Punk is a prolific pro Street Fighter player, one of the highest-ranked in North America, and EndingWalker’s successful showing against him speaks to the young champ being the real deal. EndingWalker also mentioned that his set against Angrybird’s Zeku was a new favorite. You can catch it here<\/a> at the beginning of this full top sixteen to top 8 run.<\/p>\n

UK-based FGC commentator Tyrant<\/a> goes so far as to call EndingWalker the “future of UK Street Fighter,” so, you know, no pressure. If you’re interested in tracking the up-and-comer’s progress, you can follow EndingWalker on Twitch<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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